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Melbourne Churches and Melbourne Cathedrals
(Melbourne, Victoria - VIC, Australia AU)
Melbourne has an enormous number of beautiful churches, cathedrals and Catholic buildings in and around central Melbourne and most of Melbourne's churches are in exceptional condition.
Many of the churches in Melbourne often hold regular services and Melbourne's churches welcome all religions. Here is a selection of Melbourne churches and cathedrals that are well worth visiting during your stay in the historic city of Melbourne.
Melbourne Churches and Cathedrals: St. Patrick's Cathedral - Cathedral Place, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
Tel: +61 (0)3 9667 0377
Building of Melbourne's grand Roman Catholic cathedral began in 1858 and was finally completed more than 80 years later. With stunning neo-Gothic style architecture, St. Patrick's Cathedral overlooks the centre of Melbourne and provides a popular, peaceful place of worship and prayer.
St. Patrick's Cathedral is closely associated with Irish Catholicism in Australia and many of Melbourne's earliest immigrants were from Ireland.
Melbourne church open: Monday to Friday - 06:30 to 18:00, Saturday and Sunday - 07:15 to 19:30
Melbourne church admission: free
Melbourne Churches and Cathedrals: St. Paul's Cathedral - Flinders and Swanston Streets, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
Tel: +61 (0)3 9650 3791
Completed in 1892, St. Paul's Cathedral quickly became the headquarters of Melbourne's Anglican faith and is today regarded as one of Melbourne's most important buildings. Featuring particularly elaborate architecture, statues, patterned floor tiles and a highly decorated interior, St. Paul's Cathedral was designed by William Butterfield, famous for his strong Gothic Revival style in England. Outside of St. Paul's Cathedral you will find an impressive statue of Matthew Flinders, famous for becoming the first sailor to circumnavigate the Australian coastline during the early 19th century.
Melbourne church open: daily - 07:00 to 19:00
Melbourne church admission: free
Melbourne Churches and Cathedrals: St. Peter's Church - Albert and Nicholson Streets, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
St. Peter's Church was built in the mid-19th century and two years after it was completed Melbourne was proclaimed a city from the steps of the church. Now one of the oldest buildings in Melbourne, St. Peter's Church features impressive architecture, many period features and detailed carvings. St. Peter's Church is located at the top end of Parliament Gardens, in central Melbourne.
Melbourne church open: daily
Melbourne church admission: free
Melbourne Churches and Cathedrals: Blackburn North Baptist Church - 4 Dale Court, Blackburn North, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), 3130, Australia AU
Tel: +61 (0)3 9890 7999
Melbourne's Blackburn North Baptist Church, in the suburbs of Melbourne, is a popular community church with regular church services. Other attractions at Blackburn North Baptist Church include impressive architecture, choir concerts, a crèche for young children and church services in a number of different, foreign languages.
Melbourne church open: daily
Melbourne church admission: free
Melbourne Churches and Cathedrals: Glen Waverley Uniting Church - Bogong Avenue, Glen Waverley, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), 3150, Australia AU
Tel: +61 (0)3 9560 3580
Glen Waverley Uniting Church, on the outskirts of Melbourne, is an important family church, strongly committed to the community. With a number of seasonal events, regular church services, a well-attended Sunday School, a Youth Club and religious groups, Melbourne's Glen Waverley Uniting Church is one of the most popular churches in this area of Melbourne.
Melbourne church open: Monday to Friday - 06:30 to 18:00, Saturday and Sunday - 07:15 to 19:30
Melbourne church admission: free
Other churches and religious buildings in and around central Melbourne include:- 1st Church of Christian Science - 9 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Albert Park and Port Melbourne Baptist Church - Richardson Street, Albert Park, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Anglican Diocese of Melbourne - The Anglican Centre, 209 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Australian Council of Churches - 306 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Baptist Church of Victoria - 170-174 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Buddhist Centre - 141 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Caulfield Hebrew Congregation - 572 Inkerman Road, Caulfield, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Central Chinese Baptist Church - 524-530 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Chinese Mission Church - 119-125 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Church of Christ - 333 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Church of Scientology - 42 Russell Street, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- City Mosque - 66-68 Jeffcott Street, West Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Holy Cross Australian Orthodox Mission - 261 Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Lutheran Church of Australia - 20 City Road, Southbank, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Overseas Chinese Christian Church of Melbourne - 194 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Sassoon Yehuda Sephardi Synagogue - 79 Hotham Street, East St Kilda, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Scots Church - 99 Russell Street, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- St Augustines Church - 631 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- St Francis Church - 326 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- St James Old Cathedral - King and Batman Streets, West Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- St Johns Southgate - Upper Level, 20 City Road, Southbank, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- St Michaels Uniting Church - 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Swanston Street Church of Christ - Swanston and Little Lonsdale Streets, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- The Uniting Church of Australia Victorian Synod - 130 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Uniting Church Centre - 130 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church - Elizabeth and Latrobe Streets, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Wesley Uniting Church - 148 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- West Melbourne Baptist Church - 4 Miller Street, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- 1st Church of Christian Science - 340 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- All Saints Church - King William Street, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Brighton Baptist Church - 164 Bay Street, Brighton, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Carlton Mosque - 765 Drummond Street, Carlton, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Coburg Islam Merkezi - 31 Nicholson Street, Coburg East, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church - 186 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Fitzroy Mosque - 144 Fitzroy Street, Fitzroy, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- German Lutheran Trinity Church - 22 Parliament Place, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Hare Krishna Temple - 197 Danks Street, Albert Park, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Holy Trinity Chapel - Trinity College Chapel, Royal Parade and The Avenue, Parkville, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Holy Trinity Church - 162 Bay Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church - 2 Leeds Street, Footscray, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Holy Trinity Orthodox Church - Royal Parade and The Avenue, Parkville, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Holy Virgins Protection - 6 Oxford Street, Collingwood, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Korean Baptist Church - 481 Glen Huntly Road, Elsternwick, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Korean Church of Melbourne - 23-27 Glendearg Grove, Malvern, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Melbourne Buddhist Centre - 1 Pitt Street, Brunswick, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Melbourne City Synagogue - 488 Albert Street, East Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Montefiore Homes Synagogue - 619 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Odiyana Buddhist Centre - 14 Auburn Grove, Hawthorn East, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Prahran Mosque - 16 Kent Street, Prahran, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple - 52 Boundary Road, Carrum Downs, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- South Melbourne Uniting Church - 325 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Port Melbourne Uniting Church - Nott and Bridge Streets, Port Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- St Eustathios Church - 221 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- St Johns Lutheran Church - 20 City Road, Southbank, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- St Vasilios - 15 Staley Street, Brunswick, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Swedish Church - 21 St Georges Road, Toorak, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Temple Beth Israel - 76-82 Alma Road, St Kilda, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- The Ukrainian Catholic Church - 35 Canning Street, North Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Tibetan Buddhist Society - 27 Haywood Street, Beaumaris, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Tibetan Buddhist Society - 1425 Mickleham Road, Yuroke, Victoria (VIC), Australia AU
- Joss House Chinese Temple - Emu Point, Bendigo
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